City

Utkal University Employee Held In Odisha Capital For Duping Job Seekers Of Rs 40 Lakh

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: An employee of Utkal University was arrested by the police in Bhubaneswar on Saturday for allegedly duping several youths of lakhs of rupees on the promise of getting government jobs

The accused has been identified as Madhab Charan Sethi, academic coordinator at the Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education (DDCE) at Utkal University.

The arrest was made following investigation into a complaint lodged by one Basant Kumar Das against Sethi at Saheed Nagar police station. In his complaint, Das alleged that Sethi had promised him toarrange an Assistant Section Officer (ASO) job at Odisha Secretariat in lieu of Rs 12 lakh, a police official said.

Das had paid Rs 2 lakh to Sethi in advance, but the accused failed to arrange the ASO job for him. As the accused did not return the money, Das lodged the complaint with police.

The police have registered a case against Sethi under Sections 420 and 506 of the IPC. He was arrested today on the basis of the evidence found against him during the investigation.

According to police, Sethi has duped around 40 youths of over Rs 40 lakh on the promise of arranging government jobs for them.

Sethi was known to many students as he was working as the academic coordinator at DDCE in the University. He had managed to win the trust of many job seekers. Most of the duped youths are the former students of Utkal University, police added.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

School Dropout From West Bengal Arrested For Practising As Ayurvedic Doctor In Odisha’s Berhampur

Berhampur: Police have arrested a man from West Bengal for allegedly claiming himself to be…

November 14, 2024

Manoj Bajpayee Recalls Staying In ‘Hell’, Experiencing Starvation

Mumbai: Carving a niche for himself in Bollywood was not a cakewalk for ‘The Family…

November 14, 2024

After Disapproving Of Ranveer, Mukesh Khanna Rejects Tiger Shroff For ‘Shakitmaan’

Mumbai: Mukesh Khanna’s Indian superhero series ‘Shaktimaan’ has been making headlines for quite some time…

November 14, 2024

2nd Tigress Arrives In Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve From Maharashtra

Bhubaneswar: As part of Odisha government's tiger relocation project, second tigress from Maharashtra arrived at…

November 14, 2024

Severe Pollution: Central Panel Forced To Invoke GRAP 3 In Delhi From Tomorrow

New Delhi: Hours after Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the third phase of…

November 14, 2024

After 7 Years, Allu Arjun Reveals The Story Behind His Viral Wine Shop Video

Mumbai: ‘Pushpa’ actor Allu Arjun is currently busy promoting his highly-anticipated film ‘Pushpa: The Rule’,…

November 14, 2024

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi To Inaugurate Bali Jatra In Cuttack Tomorrow

Cuttack: The Mahanadi river banks in Odisha's Cuttack city are all decked up for inauguration…

November 14, 2024

One-Fourth Of Diabetic Patients In The World Are Indians: Lancet Study

New Delhi: India is called the ‘diabetes capital’ of the world for a reason. The worrying…

November 14, 2024